Reynier Mariño is a guitarist and composer, and according to his own words, the genre came to him by chance: “[…] I had the joy of receiving a cassette with the music of Paco de Lucía and the theme Entre dos Aguas, […] and me I fell in love with it […] “.
“For us it is a commitment to defend what he left behind. Ay Juanito, come down and look at this! ” With these words ended a concert that Los Van Van offered on the steps of the Havana University,
The jazz singer Dayme Arocena is a revelation for those who have a different concept of Cuban music. Her charisma and vocal talent, coupled with the ability to adapt to the most varied trends, have allowed her to be at the forefront of contemporary music.
As Juana Bacallao says “I can not go out on the street because the people adore me” and “this ugly face was sent by God to Earth to amuse people.” And there is no person who refers to Juana Bacallao without a smile.
Paulo Fernández Gallo or Paulo FG (his stage name), does not want to digress in metaphors because he considers direct language to be more practical for dance music and that the public receives it better.
When in 2008 the Cabaret Turquino, belonging to the Hotel Habana Libre, exhibited the first performance of the orchestra Havana DPrimera, had just become part of the history of a primordial grouping in Cuban dance music.
“We are not merchants, we decide to make art and I have always been a troubadour […].
The Camerata Romeu is a Cuban musical group integrated only by women. The exclusivity of its repertoire, the scenic beauty, the excellent work as a whole, the refined academic training and interpretive sensitivity, make it proposals exceptional.
NG La Banda had its debut in 1988, specifically at Café Bertolt Brecht Theater in Havana. One of his best known songs in its beginnings was No se puede tapar el sol that gave name to the first disc of the group.
For most of us, being the descendant of such an important political figure as his father was means that Juan Guillermo has his path to music smoothed. Nothing could be further from the truth.